Friday, 5 December 2014

Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison has been confirmed as the host of a
six-city UK tour of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May 2015.
In
addition, given the very strong demand for tickets, a second matinee
performance has been confirmed for the SSE Arena, Wembley, on Sunday 24
May.The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular,
which celebrates the world’s longest running science fiction TV series,
showcases the evocative and thrilling music written by Murray Gold for
the series since 2005 and features over 100 performers including the BBC
National Orchestra of Wales and members of the BBC National Chorus of
Wales, conducted by Ben Foster. The first ever UK tour will be staged
in London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle and Glasgow in May
2015.
Peter Davison, who portrayed the Fifth Doctor
on the BBC One series between 1981 and 1984, acted as presenter for the
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in Australia and New Zealand at the
beginning of 2014 and will reprise this role in 2015.